JPH10254794A - Method and system for managing information in computer network - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To minutely and efficiently transfer information on a computer network between one person and multiple persons for a prescribed purpose. SOLUTION: In the computer network which an unspecified user can use, information for the prescribed purpose is managed by a specified manager. To put it concretely, when a server 3 under the control of the manager is accessed by a new user (communication terminal 2) on the network 1 through a browser 5, individual information boxes 32 corresponding to the new users are set in the server 3 and all information are transferred between the user and the manager through the information boxes 32. Information supplied from the new users are accumulated in a database 31. When the manager selects the information box 32 and transmits information, the information box 32 is selected based on information of the database 31.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and system for managing information in a computer network, and more particularly, to information provided for a certain purpose in a computer network that can be used by unspecified persons. The present invention relates to a method and a system for setting up and managing a specific administrator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a so-called Internet has been used as a computer network that can be used by unspecified users.
(The Internet) exists, and services such as electronic mail (Erectoric-mail) and multimedia information communication (World Wide Web) generally called WWW are provided. The multimedia information communication described above is widely used when a specific user using the Internet tries to widely transmit information for a certain purpose to an unspecified number of users. . Specifically, a specific user who intends to transmit information to an unspecified number of users is a server (more specifically, a so-called multimedia information composed of characters, images, sounds, etc.) arranged on the Internet. The information is transmitted to an unspecified number of users who access this server via the Internet by setting their own homepage in a computer that provides the server on a network.

On the other hand, an unspecified number of users who receive information transmitted using such a homepage browse multimedia information held in the server on a communication terminal which can be individually connected to the Internet. By using a browser for browsing the homepage established by the above specific user to receive information,
In some cases, text information or the like is provided by e-mail from the recipient of the information (the unspecified number of users) to the sender of the information (the specific user).

[0004] The provision of information by e-mail requires that the sender of the e-mail (that is, the unspecified number of users in the case described above) be sent to the e-mail address of the other party (that is, the specified user) on the Internet. This is performed by sending an e-mail mainly composed of text information, and the e-mail recipient (that is, the specific user) responds to the e-mail by sending the e-mail to the e-mail sender (ie, the e-mail among an unspecified number of users). This is done by sending a similar e-mail to the e-mail address of the user who transmitted the e-mail. That is, as described above, when information is sent (returned) by e-mail from an unspecified number of users to information transmitted to an unspecified number of users via a homepage, Exchange of information with each other is performed by mutually sending e-mails to each other's e-mail addresses.

[0005] As an example of this, for example, a specific company opens a homepage that provides employment information, and an unspecified number of students or members of society who wish to change jobs (hereinafter referred to as "students"). Information on employment (eg, employment conditions, company information, etc.) is sent out, and if a student or the like sends an e-mail request for employment or a question, etc., the company and the student, etc. (E.g., communication of exams, interviews, seminar schedules, etc.) may all be performed by e-mail, and personal computers capable of processing multimedia information are rapidly becoming available at companies, schools, and even homes. In the current situation where it is widespread and anyone can easily connect to the Internet, there are many other such examples.

[0006]

However, when it is attempted to respond individually to e-mails in response to information transmitted to an unspecified number of users on a homepage as described above, e-mails that respond vigorously As a result, the labor involved in sending e-mails has increased, and the following problems have been further encountered in responses that rely on such e-mails.

That is, due to the recent rapid spread of personal computers as described above, even if they do not own a personal computer, they can lend, for example, a work computer, a school, or even a personal computer connected to the Internet. Using a so-called Internet cafe allows users without an e-mail address to browse the homepage and send e-mails. Responses to e-mail replies from those without such e-mail addresses The problem of not being able to do it. For example, as described above, for a person who intends to transmit employment information using the Internet as described above, even if a student or the like who has viewed employment information receives a reply by e-mail, The lack of an e-mail address makes it impossible to provide quick and individual information to the person on the Internet, and requires a response by other alternative means (for example, telephone or mail). In addition to not being able to fully enjoy the benefits that would be gained by using, it has led to situations in which it takes extra effort to respond.

In order to exchange information with the majority of users by e-mail, the e-mail sending side needs to input an e-mail address corresponding to each of the other parties, and also needs to enter Since the e-mail is repeatedly transmitted, the more e-mails are sent, the longer the time and effort required to transmit the e-mail. This is a serious problem especially when it is necessary to transmit the same information to the majority of users. For example, regarding the above-mentioned employment information, interview dates and various seminar seminar schedules The problem of spending a considerable amount of time and effort on communication such as was raised. In this case, it is conceivable to use a database to process a large amount of e-mail, but even in this case, it is not possible to greatly reduce the time required for e-mail transmission, but it is not possible to send e-mail from students etc. Work to temporarily transfer the information to a database is newly required, and as a result, labor has not been sufficiently reduced. In addition, in communication by e-mail, when information is to be provided only to a user who satisfies certain conditions from among a large number of people, there is a problem that it takes much time to select the information.

[0009] The present invention has been proposed in view of the above problems, and makes it possible to exchange information on a computer network between one-to-many persons for a certain purpose in a more detailed and efficient manner than before. The main object of the present invention is to provide an information management method and an information management system that can be carried out on a computer. It is another object of the present invention to provide information to a person who does not have an e-mail address.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, a method for managing information in a computer network according to the present invention is provided for a certain purpose in a computer network that can be used by unspecified users. A specific administrator for managing the information to be provided, wherein when a new user accesses a server arranged on the computer network and placed under the management of the administrator, A specific information box corresponding to the new user is set in the server, and all subsequent information exchanges between the user and the administrator are performed through this information box. In the information box, the transmission and reception of information in the information box is performed by writing information to the information box from both the user and the administrator. And characterized in that it is carried out by the read.

Therefore, according to the present invention, an information box is individually set for a new user who transmits information for a certain purpose, so that a user who is initially an unspecified person can be replaced with an e-mail address other than an e-mail address. The user can be individually recognized by the method described above, and by setting a plurality of information boxes, the users thus recognized can be organized on the server. Since the exchange of information between the recognized user and the administrator is performed through an individual information box set for each user, the management is performed even for a user who does not have an e-mail address. Information can be actively transmitted from the party. Specifically, the information is transmitted from the administrator to the user by writing the information to be transmitted in the information box set for the user, and the user writes the information box after the writing. This is done by opening and reading information.

In the method for managing information in a computer network according to the present invention, information on a user attribute is obtained prior to the setting of the information box, and information on the user attribute is set for the user. A database is stored in the server in association with the information box. Preferably, the information box in which the administrator writes information is selected based on the information on the attribute of the user in the database, or based on the information on the attribute of the user in the database. Preferably, the information boxes are previously grouped for each certain attribute, and the information box to which the administrator writes is preferably selected based on the grouping.

[0013] That is, according to the information management method of the present invention in a computer network, the administrator selects a partner to provide information under certain conditions by associating a user attribute with the information box and creating a database. When you want to, you can use this database to create user attributes such as name, gender,
In addition, information can be distributed efficiently based on age, etc., and a database for storing information on the attributes is provided in a server placed under the control of the administrator. While the data transfer is not required for the conversion, the database can be centrally managed on the server, so that data backup and maintenance can be easily performed.

Further, in the method for managing information in a computer network according to the present invention, the user accesses the server via a browser which enables the server to obtain information on the computer network. Further, it is preferable that access to the server from the administrator is also performed via a browser that enables remote operation of the server on the computer network.

Therefore, according to the present invention, all the exchanges between the server and the user and between the server and the administrator are performed through the browser, and the user and the administrator can use the electronic mail. It is possible to exchange information with each other without preparing an application package program, and if both are in an environment that can be connected to the network, the type of computer to be used and the OS (operating system) The method can be used regardless of the system.

Here, the server means a computer which provides multimedia information consisting of characters, images including moving images, and audio on a network, and the browser means that the multimedia information is used on the network. Shall mean software hardware that enables it.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a method for managing information in a computer network (hereinafter, referred to as a "network") and an information management system according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

An information management system according to the present invention is a system for setting up a specific manager to manage information provided for a certain purpose in a network that can be used by an unspecified person, This is a system for managing information provided from an unspecified user using a plurality of communication terminals 2 connected to the network. More specifically, for example, the Internet (The Internet)
Information provided for a certain purpose (specifically, a specific type of information or a specific type of information) on a network where an unspecified number of persons exchange information without a specific administrator as in t). As a means for managing information provided for the purpose), an unspecified number of users participating in the network are organized under a specific manager based on the will of each individual user. A common place for exchanging information between the organized user and the manager is provided, and the organized user and the manager mutually exchange information with respect to the common place. This system exchanges information by performing writing and reading.

Specifically, as shown in the conceptual configuration diagram of FIG. 1, an information management system according to the present invention is an information management system connected via a network 1 in which an unspecified number of people represented by the Internet participate. A large number of communication terminals 2, a server 3 provided on the network 1 for managing the information provided for the certain purpose,
And a communication terminal 4 that is used to manage the information. Then, an information box 32 serving as a common place for the organized users and the administrator is provided on the server 3.
Is provided. The information box 32 is set one by one for each user, and is stored in a database 31 provided in the server 3 described later.

More specifically, this information box 32
The information is displayed on a homepage screen established on the server 3 for the purpose of collecting and dispersing information provided for a certain purpose by the manager. Therefore, the following processes on the user side are all performed using the hypertext structure of the homepage unless otherwise specified, and the user side uses the anchor embedded in the displayed page (actually, as an icon on the screen as an icon). Is displayed, the user can proceed to the next step only by selecting the item. Here, the hypertext structure is a so-called HTML
(HyperText Markup Language).

The communication terminal 2 is a communication terminal connected to the network 1 and exchanging information on the network 1, and preferably includes characters, images,
It is a computer having a browser capable of processing so-called multimedia information composed of information such as audio.
That is, the communication terminal 2 includes a browser 5 for browsing multimedia information provided from a server 3 described later.
Exchanges information with the The browser 5 may be a commercially available application package program (for example, “Netscape Navigator (registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation)” or “Internet Explorer (Microsoft
Corporation) is preferably used, and these are stored in each communication terminal 2. In FIG. 1, four computers 2a to 2d are shown as the communication terminals 2. However, all the communication terminals connected to the network 1 are communication terminals having the above functions. Of course, is included.

On the other hand, the server 3 is a computer (that is, a web server) located on the network 1 and capable of providing multimedia information on the network 1, and is preferably a workstation having storage means. It is composed. Further, in the present embodiment, the server 3 is a server that can be remotely operated by the above-mentioned specific administrator who is an organizer of the information management system according to the present invention through the browser 5. More specifically, the manager performs a series of processes described later, to the extent necessary for processing the information sent from the communication terminal 2 to the server 3 on the server 3. Server 3 to the extent necessary for
It is necessary that the use of a certain area in the area be secured.

A database 31 is provided in the server 3, and an information box 32 for exchanging information between the organized user and the administrator is stored in the database 31. Have been. In addition, in the server 3, as means for organizing unspecified users who use the network 1,
As shown in FIG. 2, a user selection unit 33, an information box setting unit 34, and an information box selection unit 35 are provided, and the user is organized together with the database 31.

Here, the organization of users will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, a user connects the server 3 via the bus terminal 5 from the communication terminal 2.
Specifically, when accessing the homepage operated by the administrator, the user selection unit 33 determines whether the user is a new user (step S1 in FIG. 3). That is, in this step S1,
It is determined whether or not the user has already been set in the information box 32. This determination is made by the user's selection on the display on the homepage.

If it is determined that the user is a new user, it is determined in a succeeding step S2 whether or not to register in the present system (step S2 in FIG. 3). In other words, if registration in the present system is desired, it is necessary to newly set an individual information management box 32 corresponding to the user, so that the necessity is determined. This determination is made by the user's selection on the display on the homepage as in S1.

Here, if the user wishes to register,
In the following step S3, attributes of the user (for example, name, address, age, occupation,
A form (hereinafter, referred to as an "attribute input form") for asking for various types of information necessary for managing the user is displayed on the screen, and the user inputs predetermined items (step S3 in FIG. 3). The user operates the communication terminal 2 to input a predetermined item, and when the user wants the registration, transmits the input item via the browser 5 of the communication terminal 2 (step S4 in FIG. 3). ). In addition,
The transmission operation here is also performed by selecting a display for instructing transmission on the form.

When such a series of registration processing is performed, the user selection means 33 instructs the information box setting means 34 to set an individual new information box 32 corresponding to the user. In the information box setting means 34, a new information box 32 '(indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 2) is set in the database 31 (step S5 in FIG. 3), and the user is input according to the attribute input form. Is stored in the database 31. When a new information box 32 'is set,
Various information such as the address in the database 31 where the new information box 32 'is placed is output from the information box setting means 34 to the information box selection means 35 described later and stored.

As described above, when the new information box 32 'corresponding to the user is opened in the database 31, subsequently, the identification number (ID) corresponding to the new information box 32' is received from the administrator. Is given, and a password (password) is set from either the administrator side or the user side (step S6 in FIG. 3), and such information is also stored in the information box selection means 35.
Is stored. As a result, the user in an unspecified (that is, completely unorganized) state is individually recognized together with information on the attribute and the like under the administrator, and is organized. Become a member of this system.

Next, a case will be described in which it is determined in step S1 that the user is not a new user, that is, the user is a person who has already been set in the information box 32. This determination is made by the selection of the user by the display on the home page, as described above. If the display that the user already has the information box 32 is selected, the determination is subsequently made on the screen. A form for inputting an identification number and the like required for inputting the identification number and the password set for each user is displayed, and the user is made to input the identification number and the password (step S7 in FIG. 3). The input operation of the identification number or the like here is also performed in the attribute input form (FIG. 3).
This is performed via the browser 5 of the communication terminal 2 as in the case of step S3).

When the identification number and the password are input by the user, the information box selecting means 35
It is determined whether or not the input identification number and personal identification number match those of the already registered information box 32 (step S8 in FIG. 3). Select the corresponding information box 32 and select the corresponding information box 32 for the user.
To allow access to On the other hand, if the information box selecting means 35 cannot find the information box 32 corresponding to the input identification number and password, the flow returns to step S7 again to display the input form for the identification number and the like. In this case, although not particularly shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3, other methods such as returning to step S1 or stopping access from the user can be adopted.

In this manner, the user can access the information box 32 corresponding to the user, so that the user can read the information provided to the information box 32 by the administrator. At the same time, new information can be written in the information box 32 from the user side.

Therefore, by reading information newly written by the user into the information box 32 as described later, the administrator can interactively (interactively) communicate with the user and the manager. ) Information can be exchanged. In addition, the users organized in this way have pseudo-owned individual information boxes 32 on the server 3 managed by the administrator, and all transmission of information from the administrator to the user is performed in this information box. 32
The administrator can select this information box 32 and provide information to users who do not have an e-mail address on the network, so that the It is possible to provide information. In addition, since all information transmission from the user is performed via the browser 5, the user does not need an application package program for e-mail transmission at the time of information transmission, and can exchange information with the administrator. It is possible to exchange.

Next, the creation of a database of the information provided from the user to the information box 32 (server 3) will be described.

Information box 32 set for each user
Is set on the database 31 provided in the server 3 as described above, so that all information provided by the administrator is sequentially converted into a database in the server 3. Specifically, step S3 in FIG.
In addition, all the other information input by the user after setting the information box 32, as well as the information on the attribute input by the user, are systematically stored in the database 31.

Since the database 31 is set in an area of the server 3 that can be managed by the administrator as described above, the information stored here is always placed in a state that can be used by the administrator. I will Note that the information stored in the database 31 may be configured to be usable by the user. In this case, however, information that cannot be disclosed to the outside, such as information on user attributes, may be used. It is necessary to prohibit access from the user side, and also to prohibit access to the information management box 32 by others. By doing so, in the information management system according to the present invention, the information can be viewed by another person using the information box 32 between the administrator and each user as if an electronic mail were exchanged. It is possible to exchange information one-on-one without being performed. The information provided by the user is transmitted to the server 3
Since the database is directly created in the database, there is no need to transfer information when creating the database, so the database can be constructed efficiently and reliably, and the database can be centrally managed. Therefore, it is also excellent in terms of backup and maintenance.

Here, access from the administrator side to the server 3 is performed via the communication terminal 4. The communication terminal 4 uses the browser 5 in the same manner as the communication terminal 2 used by the user side. Has this browser 5
Exchanges information with the server 3 via the server. In addition, the connection between the communication terminal 4 and the server 3 is preferably performed by a network having a closed relationship with an external network (specifically, the network 1) such as a LAN (Local Area Network). However, it is also possible to connect via the Internet as in the case of the communication terminal 2 on the user side. In the administrator's communication terminal 4, a person who operates the communication terminal 4 is registered in advance so that all information stored in the database 31 can be browsed and searched. It is desirable that the server 3 can operate the database 31 and the like only when the server 3 accesses the server 3.

Then, the administrator made accessible to the server 3 in this manner provides each information of characters, images (including moving images) and audio to the information box 32 as follows. And other information management.

Provision of character information: That is, the administrator sets individual information boxes 32 in the database 31
Can be individually selected and the information to be provided can be written in the selected information box 32. In the present embodiment, as described above, the information on the user attribute is stored in the database. If the same information is provided to users who meet certain conditions (for example, those who are older than a certain age or those of a specific gender), the information is provided. It is also possible to search the database 31 for a destination to be made, and write information by selecting only the information box 32 of the corresponding user. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a character information providing means 36 for providing character information to the information box 32 in the server 3 is provided. In addition to storing the information, the character information providing means 36 searches the database 31 and writes the information to the information box 32 to which the information is to be distributed from the character information providing means 36 based on the search result. Is performed.

Similarly, in a case where the same information is provided to a user who satisfies a certain condition, particularly when the condition of a destination to which the information is to be distributed is set to a certain extent in a fixed manner. It is preferable that the information box 32 be grouped in advance for each certain attribute based on the information regarding the attribute of the user when the information regarding the attribute of the user is stored in the database.
By doing so, when the administrator selects the information box 32 to which the information is to be provided, the information can be written into the selected information box 32 based on the grouping. In this case, the information stored in the character information providing means 36 is configured to be distributed to the corresponding information box 32 according to the grouping in the database 31.

As described above, by utilizing the database 31 when providing the character information from the administrator side, it is possible to select necessary information according to the attribute of the user and quickly transmit it. Since the distribution of the character information itself is entirely processed in the server 3, the time required for the distribution of the character information can be greatly reduced. That is, the exchange of character information in the present invention is not performed by actually transferring data between the communication terminal 2 of the user and the communication terminal 4 of the administrator as in the case of e-mail, but is substantially performed. Does not take much time to distribute the character information because it is all processed in the server 3, and furthermore, it can reduce the network traffic associated with the transmission of the e-mail,
In addition, various advantages such as the occurrence of a mail loop such as a conventional electronic mail can be obtained.

Provision of image / audio information: In the case of the present invention, since all information exchange between the user's communication terminal 2 and server 3 is performed via the browser 5, the above-mentioned administrator In addition to the character information, image information including a moving image (hereinafter, simply referred to as “image information”) and audio information can be provided.

That is, in this case, the image information and the audio information that the administrator wants to provide are stored in the server 3 in advance, and the information box 32 of the partner to whom such information is to be provided is stored. An anchor for designating an area in which image information and audio information to be provided are stored is embedded. By doing so, when the user uses the browser 5 to display his or her information box 32, the user simply browses the image information and audio information provided by the administrator by simply selecting a display for designating these areas. It becomes possible to listen.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, in the server 3, an image information providing means 37 for providing image information to the information box and a voice information providing means 38 for providing voice information are provided. In addition, an image information reading instruction means (anchor) 39 for instructing reading of both or one of the image information and the audio information is provided in the information box 32. The image information and the audio information are provided to the information box 32 that has issued the request based on both or one of the image information and the audio information.

In this case, the image information providing means 37 and the voice information providing means 38 previously store the image information and the voice information desired to be provided by the administrator. The providing means 38 appropriately selects image information and audio information to be provided from information stored based on the instruction of the image information reading instruction means 39 and provides the information box 32 with the information. . Therefore, the administrator can selectively provide multimedia information to the user by embedding the anchor in the information management box 32 of the user who wants to provide image information and audio information.

The information such as various characters and images provided by the administrator in this manner is not provided to the user who is not actually viewing the information box 32 given to the user. Since the information does not arrive, it is desirable that the administrator is provided with a means for confirming whether or not the user has actually viewed the provided information.

Since the information box 32 is arranged on the database 31 as described above, the capacity of the database 31 is limited to the information box 32 arranged there.
And the amount of information exchanged via the information box 32 needs to be sufficiently secured. Further, for example, it is preferable that the information box 32 in which no access is made by the user for a certain period is configured so that the administrator can appropriately delete the information box 32. It is preferable that the information box 32 is automatically deleted from the database 31 by using the means for confirming the user's browsing and when the means has determined that there is no browsing for a certain period of time. preferable.

[0047]

Next, a specific company posts a homepage on the Internet and transmits employment information, and more specifically, browses the employment information in the information management system in the computer network configured as described above. An embodiment applied to exchange of information with a person will be described with reference to FIG.

In this case, a student or the like (hereinafter referred to as “student side”) who wants to work for the specific company is set as the unspecified user, and job posting information is posted on a homepage on the Internet and transmitted. Companies (hereinafter referred to as "the company side")
Is referred to as the administrator. As the communication terminal 2 used by the student side, for example, in addition to a self-owned computer that can be connected to the Internet, a computer installed at a university or the like or a computer lent by a time loan such as a so-called Internet cafe or the like And so on. Therefore, on the student side who uses them, those who do not have an e-mail address on the Internet are naturally included.

The operation of the present information management system will be described from the student side. First, the student accesses the home page of the company through the browser 5 of the communication terminal 2. This home page includes at least the information box 32 (specifically, a page on which a form for inputting the identification number and the password) is provided.
And an anchor for calling a form for registering a new student (that is, a page on which the attribute input form is posted) are embedded.
The student who has accessed the company homepage selects an anchor to proceed to his / her desired process from the two anchors on the screen (corresponding to step S1 in FIG. 3).

When the student selects the form for new registration, the attribute input form is displayed on the screen of the communication terminal 2 used by the student, and the student, for example, names and ages according to the form. ,sex,
A school name, a department name, and the like are input, and an anchor indicating transmission displayed on the form screen is selected and the input content is returned to the company (corresponding to steps S3 and S4 in FIG. 3).

When the student responds to the attribute input form, the company sets an information box 32 corresponding to the student individually on the database 31 based on the form, and sets the newly set information box 32. The identification number and the password corresponding to the information box are set, and a reply is sent to the student (corresponding to steps S5 and S6 in FIG. 3).

On the other hand, when the anchor for calling the information box 32 is selected on the homepage, the form for inputting the identification number or the like is displayed on the screen of the communication terminal 2 used by the student (step S7 in FIG. 3). According to the display, the student inputs and replies the identification number and the personal identification number given to the student, and the information box 32 corresponding to the student is displayed on the screen (step S8 in FIG. 3). , S9).

At least a front page of the information box 32 displayed on the screen is an anchor for selecting a page from which information newly provided by the company is to be read, and new information is written in the information box 32 from the student side. An anchor for selecting a page is embedded. When the former is selected, the information written by the company is displayed in the information box 32, and when the latter is selected, the information box 32 is displayed in the information box 32. A form for entering new information appears. Therefore, the student can read and write the information in accordance with the displayed instructions on the screen, thereby exchanging the information with the manager.

As described above, according to the present invention, once the student side receives the setting of his / her own information box, if the communication terminal is connectable to the Internet and a browser can be used thereafter, the home side can be used. It is possible to freely exchange information with companies from any place such as schools and schools.

On the other hand, when viewed from the company side, the individual information boxes 32 are set according to the above-mentioned procedure for the students who wish to find employment at their own company. When it is desired to transmit information to the student, the necessary information is written in the information box 32, so that the information is appropriately transmitted to the student even if the student does not have an e-mail address. be able to. In addition, since the information box 32 is stored in the database 31 as described above, for example, a specific person (for example, only students desiring to work in a general occupation) among the students receiving the setting of the information box 32 ) Can be selected to transmit the information, and the information transmitted on the company side can be accurately managed.

In addition, when the information to be provided includes image information and audio information, it is only necessary to individually embed anchors in the information box 32 provided to the student who intends to provide the image information and the like. Since image information and the like can be easily provided, it is possible to enjoy a merit that a company guide or the like using paper as a medium can be more effectively transmitted to the student side.

The above-described embodiments and examples merely show preferred embodiments or examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these and various design changes may be made within the scope thereof. It is possible.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, a method for setting up only one specific manager is disclosed. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, a higher-ranking manager is set on the manager. In addition to the organization being performed in stages, it is also possible to perform a plurality of organizations within the one server 3 for the same or different purposes.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to management of employment information has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. ) Can be applied to the exchange of individual information with a customer (the above-structured user) registered as a member (for example, distribution of a catalog only for a specific member as image information). In addition, it is also possible for a specific company to apply to an exchange with a business partner. That is, according to the present invention, since users can be organized for a certain purpose and information can be individually transmitted to the organized users, information can be exchanged using a computer network. If applicable, it is quite widely applicable.

In the above embodiments and examples, the Internet is taken as a network. However, the present invention can be applied to other networks as long as the networks are used by unspecified persons. However,
If multimedia information communication is not supported in such other networks, the exchange of information will be limited to the form of e-mail, but even in this case, at least users who do not have an e-mail address Can be expected to be able to send information individually.

[0061]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
An unspecified user who sends information to a specific administrator by using a computer network is organized by receiving information box settings under the management of the administrator, Since all information exchange with the user who has received the information box setting is performed via this information box, for example, a user who does not have an e-mail address can use both without using a conventional e-mail means. Exchange of information in different directions.

The information provided by the user to the server under the management of the administrator is stored in a database provided in the server as a database. Information can be provided by selecting the other user to be provided, and since all of the information is stored in the server, there is no need to transfer information, and all data is stored in the database in this server. Since data is stored and managed centrally, data backup and maintenance can be easily performed. In addition, since all information distribution is performed on this server, the administrator can easily distribute information to the majority of information providers with a single operation, and confirm information transmission. And operations such as retransmission can be performed easily.

Further, since the connection between the user and the server or between the administrator and the server is performed through a browser that enables the use of multimedia information on the computer network, the user and the administrator can use the browser. In an environment where it can be used, information can be transmitted and received anywhere, and multimedia information such as images and audio including moving images can be used as information transmitted there. The exchange of information with more content than e-mail becomes possible.

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FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a conceptual configuration of an information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating a user organization function in a server in the information management system.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a functional block diagram of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a conceptual configuration of an information management system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Computer network 2 Communication terminal (user side) 3 Server 4 Communication terminal (administrator side) 5 Browser 31 Database 32 Information box 33 User selection means 34 Information box setting means 35 Information box selection means 36 Character information provision means 37 Image information provision Means 38 Voice information providing means 39 Image information reading instruction means

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A method for managing information provided for a certain purpose by setting up a specific manager in a computer network that is made available to unspecified users, comprising: And, when a new user accesses a server placed under the management of the administrator, an individual information box corresponding to the new user is set in the server, A method for managing information in a computer network, wherein all information exchange with an administrator is performed via this information box. 2. The computer network according to claim 1, wherein the exchange of information in the information box is performed by writing and reading information to and from the information box from both the user and the administrator. How to manage information in 3. Prior to setting the information box, information on the attribute of the user is obtained, and the information on the attribute of the user is stored in a database in the server in association with the information box set for the user. The information management method in a computer network according to claim 1, wherein the information is managed. 4. An information box in the computer network according to claim 3, wherein the information box in which the administrator writes information is selected based on the information on the user attributes stored in the database. Management method. 5. An information box in which said information boxes are grouped in advance for each predetermined attribute based on information on user attributes stored in said database, and said information box to which said administrator writes is based on said grouping. The method according to claim 3, wherein the information is selected. 6. The server according to claim 1, wherein the user accesses the server via a browser that enables the server to obtain information on the computer network. 3. A method for managing information in a computer network according to item 1. 7. The computer network according to claim 6, wherein the administrator accesses the server via a browser that enables remote operation of the server on the computer network. How information is managed. 8. A system for a specific administrator to manage information provided for a certain purpose in a computer network made available to an unspecified person, the computer network comprising a part of the computer network. And when a server placed under the control of the administrator is accessed by a user via the computer network, a user selection to determine whether or not the accessing user is a new user Information box setting means for setting an information box for exchanging information between the user and the administrator in the server when the user selection means determines that the user is a new user If the above-mentioned user selection means determines that the user is not a new user and has already received the information box setting , And selecting information box corresponding to the user, the information management system characterized in that an information box selection means for permitting access from the user for this information box. 9. The server according to claim 8, wherein the server includes a database, and the information box is set on the database in association with information on an attribute of a user corresponding to the information box. Information management system. 10. The information management system according to claim 9, wherein said server further comprises character information providing means for selecting an information box based on information from said database and providing character information. 11. An image information providing means for providing image information to the information box and a sound information providing means for providing sound information in the server,
In the information box, image information read instruction means for instructing reading of the image information and / or audio information is provided. Based on an instruction from the image information read instruction means, the information box issuing the request is provided. 11. The information management system according to claim 9, wherein image information and / or audio information is provided from the image information providing unit and / or the audio information providing unit.